Improvement



TATES SAMUEL CHARD, OF MIANUS, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN GARTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,910, dated November17, 1874; application filed September 26, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. SAMUEL CHARD, of Mianus, Fairlield county,Connecticut, have invented. a new and useful Improvement in Elastics, ofwhich the following is a specification:

The object of this invention is to furnish a simple, cheap, andeffective elastic for fastenin g stockings below the knee, and for allother purposes for which it may be adapted; and it consists in anoutside spring-band and an in side adjustingband, severed at one point,and connected together as hereinafter described.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an edge view of the elastic. Fig. 2 is aside view, with the outer or spring band broken away, as seen lookingfrom the line a: m, Fig. 1, to show the inner band.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the outer or spring band. B is the inner or adjusting band.The springband is formed of one piece of metal, or similar material,bent in circular form, with its ends curved or turned inward,substantially as seen at C. The band B is made of any suitable pliablematerial, as woven wire-gauze, attached to the curved ends of the outerspring A, as seen at C, so that, being pliable itself, it will becontrolled by the outer spring'band and adjust itself snugly to the limbof the wearer. This inner band will be made a little less incircumference than the limb which it is designed to clasp. It is placedover the top of the stocking, and exerts, through the spring-band, agentle pressure sufficient to hold the stocking securely to the leg.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent A garter composed of an outer rigid elastic band, A,and a flexible band, B, of woven wire or its equivalent, constructed andarranged substantially as specified.

SAMUEL CHARD.

Witnesses:

T. B. MOSHER, ALEX. F. Ronnnrs.

